JF Lux
Member Since: 08 Sep 2007
Location: A little country in Europe
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| Compressor - should you hear it...? |
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As the title says, if standing next to the vehicle just after you have switched the engine on, should the compressor be making a noticeable noise...? (as in a fast "ticking" at about 4 to 6 ticks a second). If I wanted to be paranoid, I would say it sounded like a valve clapping...just like you hear in central heating systems...
Can't hear anything from inside the vehicle, I was standing by the passenger door at the time.
The noise did stop after a while.
TBH - I don't ever remember hearing anything before...but that could be because I have never listened...
Please don't tell me my compressor is on it's way out...  The next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
Club "yes, I too have had the EGR's replaced..."
Club "yes, I too have had the compressor replaced..."
Club "yes, I too once had the car at the dealer for a couple of weeks nearly 4 weeks over 4 weeks...5 weeks"
Club "yes, I too have had EPB failure..."
Club "yes, I too get mysterious bings and bongs..."
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 22nd Nov 2009 7:48 pm |
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wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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Take the cover off and check that its not filled with mud  G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
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| 22nd Nov 2009 7:56 pm |
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JF Lux
Member Since: 08 Sep 2007
Location: A little country in Europe
Posts: 3522
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wiggs wrote:Take the cover off and check that its not filled with mud
 damn, how could I forget that...its been a while since I last cleaned out the compressor housing...but I haven't been in that much mud since the last time...its all been dry and dusty areas. The next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
Club "yes, I too have had the EGR's replaced..."
Club "yes, I too have had the compressor replaced..."
Club "yes, I too once had the car at the dealer for a couple of weeks nearly 4 weeks over 4 weeks...5 weeks"
Club "yes, I too have had EPB failure..."
Club "yes, I too get mysterious bings and bongs..."
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| 22nd Nov 2009 8:13 pm |
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